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Stepping up to the mark
This part of the construction was, mercifully, relatively straightforward, and gave me an opportunity to use up some of the huge stack of paving blocks I had pulled up to lay the foundation slab.To make the doorstep I dug a hole in front of the porch about six inches deep and about six inches larger than the doorstep was expected to be, put in about an inch of gravel and sharp sand, tamped it down, and poured in about an inch of mortar. Then I put down a complete layer of paving blocks to make a solid base. Then I built a stepped brick wall on top of this in the shape of the doorstep. This is a fairly substantial construction for something as simple as a doorstep, but it will come in for a heck of a lot of stress with people stamping up and down it, so it seemed sensible to over-engineer it a bit.
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| I made the doorstep as a small brick wall, filled with compacted rubble and sand |
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| Cheap and moderately cheerful paving slabs complete the job |
Approximate costs
| Paving slabs (Wickes) | £10 |
| Total | £10 |
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